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Beijing zhajiangmian

Also known as: Beijing soybean-paste noodles, Old Beijing fried-sauce noodles

Thick noodles with pork-and-bean sauce and crunchy vegetable toppings.

Beijing zhajiangmian — illustrative food image

About Beijing zhajiangmian

Wei Guo describes zhajiangmian as a signature Beijing dish she regularly cooks for her family. This rendition selects pork belly, the offered dried yellow-bean paste and traditional thick hand-cut noodles, with cucumber, red radish, edamame and bean sprouts.

Yellow-bean paste and sweet flour sauce provide the savoury-sweet coating. Scallion, ginger, star anise and Shaoxing wine flavour the pork as the sauce thickens around the small meat pieces.

Raw cucumber and radish contrast with the blanched edamame and sprouts. The sauce and vegetables are arranged over individual noodle bowls, then mixed together for eating.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Soy, Wheat (gluten).

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

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Ingredients in Beijing zhajiangmian

Wei Guo's Beijing pork-belly zhajiangmian with dry yellow-bean paste.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Pork belly: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual authentic74/233 original selected over minced/meat/vegan alternatives; skin retained if present258.
  • Neutral cooking oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual234, botanical source unprovided.
  • Scallions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual235 green and remaining parts consolidated.
  • Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Star anise: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Shaoxing rice wine: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full separate product formula unprovided.
  • Dry yellow soybean paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual282 offered ganhuangjiang dry version selected and diluted with water; actual93 soybean/wheat identity, no chili bean/Korean sauce substitute.
  • Sweet flour sauce (tianmianjiang): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual98 explicitly fermented wheat-flour sauce; no hoisin substitute or automatic Soy guess.
  • Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual241 sauce/dry-paste dilution282 and explicit vegetable/noodle blanch-boil/rinse270-273 consolidated.
  • Cucumber: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Red radishes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Edamame: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Actual246 fresh soybeans, chilled original270 selected over frozen option.
  • Bean sprouts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual247, bean species unprovided; no automatic Soy label.
  • Thick hand-cut wheat noodles: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual105 traditional hand-cut option selected over dried/ramen/pulled alternatives. Linked same-author noodle identity83/203 explicitly all-purpose/bread flour supports Wheat; prepared noodle full formula not expanded.

Origins & food traditions

Countries

  • China
  • ChinaCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.

Sources & references
  1. Wei Guo, Red House Spice - Zha Jiang Mian (Fried Sauce Noodles)